Posts by Beth
Waiting in the Wings — From Children’s Books to Musicals
Many successful children’s books have received a new life as stage musicals. Peter Pan has been soaring across stages on Broadway and beyond since Mary Martin first enticed Wendy and her brothers to Never Never Land. Mary Poppins began as a movie musical, written by the Sherman brothers, but has found a happy home on…
Read MoreI Love Celebrating October First!
For many years (I promise not to say how many), October first has been a special day in our family, as someone who means a great deal to us was born on that date. Over the years, the joy of the day has been added to for me by the fact that two people I…
Read MoreFrom the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud, 1b, Rhyming book suggestions
This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on May 21, 2011. In my previous post in this series, I talked about how to read rhyming-text picture books. In this post, I want to suggest a few books in which the rhyming text works (and one in which it doesn’t, in my opinion). Babies are aware of…
Read MoreFrom the archives — The Fine Art of Reading Aloud 1a, Rhyming Texts
This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on May 19, 2011. When Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies was released, I told my mother about it over the phone, and mentioned that there was a CD of Julie reading some of the poems. (Note: Emma reads some of the poems as well.) I remember…
Read MoreThe Sidewalk Rescue — Perfect Picture Book Friday
Since I began the month with a Perfect Picture Book illustrated by Debbie Ohi, I’m Bored, it seemed appropriate to end the month with one illustrated by her sister, Ruth Ohi. This is the second book written by Hazel Hutchins and illustrated by Ruth Ohi that I have featured as a Perfect Picture Book choice.…
Read MoreWaiting in the Wings — Teaser # 4
The diva is busy rehearsing… and snacking. Will her costume still fit on opening night? Stay tuned…
Read MoreShow Me How! — Positive Parental Participation at work
In June of this year, Susanna Hill hosted a series of guest posts on her blog, all on the topic of self-publishing. I found the post by Vivian Kirkfield particularly interesting and edifying. Vivian has written and published a resource book for parents (and others) — Show Me How! — that, as the subtitle explains,…
Read MoreFrom the archives — Books to Share with Children When Someone Dies
This was first posted on elizabethannewrites on June 11, 2011. When I first wrote this post back in June of 2011, I’d just received word that a friend had died after a brief (but fiesty) battle with brain cancer. This post was, and is, in memory of Audrey. Death is not an easy thing for…
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